Montezuma's Revenge
Platform: Commodore 64
Gametype: Undefined
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Description 

Nobody knows his real name and nobody knows, where he comes from. But one thing is sure, he is a real hell of a guy, who does not shy away from dangers. They call him Panama Joe, because he is tough, intelligent and cunning. Your task is, to help Panama Joe cross a labyrinth inside a fortress, to find the fantastic treasure of Montezuma. On the way, Panama Joe has to avoid deadly creatures, while collecting preciosities and other items he will need later desparately. 

 Actions 
 climb on chains and ladders 
 slide down poles 
 jump over deadly creatures 
 avoid laser gates 
 collect jewels and special items 

 Controls 
 Joystick left/right: move pawn left/right 
 Joystick up/down: climb up/down 
 Fire button: jump up 
 Fire button + joystick left/right: jump left/right 

 Difficulty level 

There are altogether 9 difficulty levels in the game. At the beginning you can choose from the first three. If a level is finished successfully, you get into the next level. 
 The following things happen with rising difficulty level: 
 new barriers appear 
 other ways to the treasure chamber 
 more and faster enemies 
 more dark rooms 

 Items 

 Hammer: If Joe touches a hammer, the killer creatures get harmless for a short time and are displayed in grey. 
 Jewel: Joe gets 1000 points for each jewel collected. 
 Key: Only the key with the same colour fits into each door. Their colours are red, dark blue and bright blue. 
 Sword: If Joe has a sword, he can eliminate a killer creature when touching it. 
 Torch: The torch lights the dark rooms. 

 Design 

 Multi-coloured 2D graphics. 
 Single screens which are switched when crossing the border of the screen. 
 At the upper left, the collected items are shown. (Keys, swords, torches, ...) 
 The yellow hats below the items symoblise the number of lives left. 
 At the right of the inventory the current level is shown. 
 In the upper right corner the current score is displayed. 

 Hints 

 You start the game with 6 Panama Joe's. 
 There is an extra life every 10.000 points in level 1-3 (from level 4 every 20.000 points). 
 Avoid dropping too far. 
 Joe must not touch fire. 

Tabel of points: 50 	key or sword 
100 	amulet 
300 	open a door 
1000 	jewel 
2000 	eliminate skull 
3000 	eliminate spider 
3000 	torch 

 Solution 

Tips 
 Conveyor belts bake or speed you up depending on the walking direction. 
 Some pieces of the ground appear and disappear again. Precise timing is needed. 
 There are red, dark blue and bright blue keys which open doors of the same colour.

Alternate Titles
"Predatore" -- Italian title
"Montezuma's Revenge: Featuring Panama Joe" -- Tag-lined title


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